Keyword: renewables

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German Chems Rail Against National Energy Policy

06.03.2014 - German heavy industry continues to turn the heat up on the federal government to alter its energy policies that companies contend promote renewables at the expense of conventional...

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European Parliament Critical of Commission’s GHG Targets

14.02.2014 - Members of the European Parliament (EP) have criticized the European Commission's recently announced non-binding targets for CO2 emissions, renewable energy and energy efficiency...

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EU Opens Proceedings Against German Energy Rebates

13.02.2014 - As expected, the European Commission has opened proceedings against Germany for granting special privileges to energy-intensive companies under the renewable energy act (EEG) and...

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EU Draws Up New GHG and Renewables Targets

30.01.2014 - Under its new framework plan for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions up to 2030, the European Commission has set a goal of cutting emissions by 40% against 1990 and a binding...

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Myriant Starts up New Bio-succinic Acid Plant in Louisiana

25.06.2013 - Myriant has started up its flagship bio-succinic acid plant at Lake Providence, Louisiana, in the U.S. The company said the unit with nameplate capacity of 30 million lbs (13.6 t/y...

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Myriant, Bayegan Partner to Commercialize Renewable Chemicals

27.03.2013 - Myriant Corporation, a global renewable chemicals company located in the United States, and Bayegan Group, an international chemical production and trading company headquartered in...

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BioAmber Produces Bio-based 1,4-Butanediol

29.03.2012 - BioAmber has scaled up its hydrogenation catalyst technology under license from DuPont and converted multi-ton quantities of bio-succinic acid into 100% bio-based 1,4-butanediol (1...